States.
In my opinion, it is silly to argue what they meant to say when the words are that clear.
If they meant to say all persons born in the United States on Tuesdays, they should have said that. If they meant to say all persons except anchor babies crossing the Mexican border, they should have said that.
It means what it says.
In my opinion, the revisionists are the ones trying to interpret and inject something into the constitution that it clearly does not say.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/14thamendment.htmlEdited by hokie at 09:51:27 on 01/31/17